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Ghana on 12th March, 2020 recorded its first cases of COVID-19; one from Norway and the other from Turkey.

After these two, Ghana kept recording new cases every day except 16th March, 2020.

A recent update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicates that Ghana has 152 cases with 5 dead.

The numbers keep increasing because of persons under mandatory quarantine and 1,243 (49.3%) from routine surveillance activities according to the GHS

Speaking on the increasing number of Ghana’s cases on Friday’s edition of Peace FM's morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, the Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye said based on the number of people in mandatory quarantine and others in self-isolation, it will take the mercies of God not to exceed 500 or 600 cases.

Listen to him in the video below



Situation Update, Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Ghana As At 28 March 2020, 15:20hrs

As of 14:00 hours on the 28th March 2020, a total of 2,519 persons have been tested for COVID-19 in Ghana. Among the tested, 1,276 (50.7%) were persons under mandatory quarantine with 1,243 (49.3%) from routine surveillance activities. Among all 2,519 persons tested, one hundred and forty-one (141) tested positive representing 5.6%.

Among persons under mandatory quarantine, 79 representing 6.2% tested positive. Among samples tested from routine surveillance, sixty-two (62) representing 5.0% tested positive.

Only three regions have so far reported cases- the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Upper West Regions from routine disease surveillance. One case has been confirmed in the Upper West Region. The Ashanti Region has recorded 7 of the 8 cases recorded outside the Greater Accra Region. All other 54 cases from routine surveillance were recorded in the Greater Accra Region.

A total of 731 contacts of confirmed cases are currently being followed up by the contact tracing team. Among contacts, 53 were found to have symptoms and 48 have been tested with one person testing positive.

Two hundred and thirty-one contacts have completed the mandatory 14-day follow-up